HB 17-1254

House Bill 17-1254 removes a limit on compensation for emotional and non-financial losses when a child under 21 years old dies due to someone else's wrongful act. Before this bill, there was a cap on how much could be awarded for these types of damages in such cases. Now, families can receive full compensation without any upper limit for the loss they suffer. The governor has signed this bill into law, so it is now active and enforceable in Colorado.

Official Summary

The bill eliminates the cap on noneconomic damages for the wrongful death of a minor child. The bill clarifies that, for purposes of the wrongful death statutes, 'minor child' is defined using the general statutory definition of 'minor', which is 'any person who has not attained the age of twenty-one years'. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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